We pray this summer is proving to be fruitful for you. Thank you for your support in prayers and finances. We appreciate the faithfulness year to year. We like to begin our updates this way because we know that you are an integral part of our ministry. As our partners in reaching the world and in particular, Malta, we want you to know that we do not take it lightly.

This month we held a baptismal service. We had two Maltese sisters who are twins and the only born again Christians in their families. They arrived at the service together that night and sat in the front row, smiling ear to ear. It was very emotional to watch the older of the two get baptized, then stand and wait while her ‘little’ sister took part in Believer’s Baptism. After the service they were actually trembling and full of joy. Please pray for these two sisters who took a big step with the Lord and in the eyes of their families and friends.

After the baptismal service we had our Annual Summer Fellowship. Sometimes we have a BBQ, but this year the extreme heat kept us indoors. Our people brought an abundance of Maltese snacks and summer salads to share and sat at tables set up indoors enjoying fellowship with one another. Afterward we realized that most of our equal parts students, Maltese and other nationalities resident in Malta. But it was so nice to see that we still had a good amount of people come to share in this blessed time of baptism and fellowship. Please pray for our people that they will continue to reach out to their friends and neighbors, family and acquaintances as a witness, seeking to lead them to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

We have just begun the Fall Semester of our local church Faith Bible Institute. We are thankful that we have four new students registered to join in with the 19 students already taking the 3 year course. Included are 2 students who have already graduated but have returned to enjoy the classes a second time to further enhance and remember what they learned in the course before. Please pray for the students to understand the Scriptures and then put what they learn into practice.

The summer was very hot in most of Europe and was hotter than usual here in Malta. Even though it has been hot we have had good attendance, with many visitors and good spirit in our church services. The outreach to the sister Island of Gozo with a Wednesday Night Bible Study is being helped by some members of the congregation from the Bible Baptist Church Malta making the car ferry crossing to attend the service. Pray for our preaching services in Malta and the Bible study in Gozo to be used by God to reach the lost and then teach the saved. Also pray for the young couple that are helping to lead the Bible study in Gozo as they are expecting their third child next month.